Two USAF F-16 pilots of the 526th Fighter Squadron, flying as part of NATO’s Operation Deny Flight, shoot down four Serb Super Galeb attack aircraft after twice warning the Serb jets to leave Bosnian airspace. It is NATO’s first combat in its 45-year history. Then-Capt. Robert Gordon “Wilbur” Wright was credited with three kills, and Capt. Stephen L. “Yogi” Allen with one.
Navy CCA Program’s Shape Coming into Focus
Oct. 17, 2025
In announcing its Navy Collaborative Combat Aircraft contract, General Atomics has provided some clues as to where the service is heading with its version of an armed, autonomous fighter escort. It will likely be quite different from the Air Force version.
